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Medical Assistant
Certificate

Curriculum/Courses Needed:
MAP 101 Introduction to Medical Assisting   3 credits
MAP 102 Medical Terminology   3 credits
MAP 103 Medical Office Management I   3 credits
MAP 104 Medical Office Management II   3 credits
MAP 107 Insurance Billing & Coding   3 credits
MAP 201 Human Structure & Function   3 credits
MAP 202 Clinical Medical Assistant I   3 credits
MAP 203 Pharmacology for the Medical Assistant   3 credits
MAP 204 EKG & Pulmonary Procedures   1 credit
MAP 205 Diagnostic Lab Procedures   3 credits
MAP 209 Clinical Medical Assistant II   3 credits
MAP 214 Medical Assistant Review & Certification Prep   2 credits
MAP 216 Clinical and Admin Externship   4 credits
PLB 105 Phlebotomy   3 credits
Certificate 40 credits
Fees:
Upon graduation students will be eligible to take the RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) national exam offered by AMT (American Medical Technologists). Exam fees are approx. $90.00. There is a yearly fee of approx. $48.00 to maintain your certification.

Prerequisite:
  • Check latest catalog for prerequisites for each course.
     
Program Description:
This curriculum is designed for the student interested in accelerating in the Medical Assistant profession. It provides skills-oriented training in both the administrative and clinical aspects of a physician’s office. Successful completion of program requirements fulfills requirements for the American Medical Technologists’ national registration exam in Medical Assisting. Students enrolled in the accelerated medical assistant certificate program are required to meet the same academic, physical and technical standards as students admitted to the medical assistant associates of applied science degree program.		   Related Jobs in the Region:
    • Physician’s office and clinics
     
If you want to be part of a team of professionals, the career as a Medical Assistant is for you. Medical Assistants are the only allied health professionals specifically trained to work in ambulatory settings (such as physcians’ offices, clinics, and group practices). They are healthcare’s most versatile professionals. Medical Assistants are multiskilled personnel who are capable of performing administrative and clinical procedures such as:
     • Schedule, coordinate and monitor patient appointments; Obtain patient history and vital
        signs; Arrange equipment and instruments.
     • Prepare and assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments; Perform EKG’s and
        injections, change dressings, suture removal.
     • Provide patient education and maintain medication and immunization records.
     • Coordinate patient care information with other health care providers.